1901 Western Conference football season

American college football season August 2023 1901 Western Conference football season Football 9 Michigan, Wisconsin Co-champions Football 1900 1902 thumb|right|alt=A sepia-tone picture of around thirty young white men, all in American football uniforms from the beginning of the 1900s. They are taking a team picture, staged in rows and all facing directly into the camera. Some are sitting cross-legged.|Portrait of the 1901 Purdue American football team. The 1901 Western Conference football season was the sixth season of college football played by the member schools of the Western Conference (later known as the Big Ten Conference) and was a part of the 1901 college football season. In its first year under head coach Fielding H. Yost, Michigan compiled a perfect 11–0 record, outscored its opponents by a combined total of 550 to 0, and defeated Stanford by a 49 to 0 score in the inaugural Rose Bowl game, the first college bowl game ever played. Three of the five official selectors, the Helms Athletic Foundation, the Houlgate System, and the National Championship Foundation, recognize the 1901 Michigan team as the national champion. Wisconsin, under head coach Philip King, tied with Michigan for the conference championship with a 9–0 record, shut out seven of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents 317 to 5. Season overview Results and team statistics Conf. RankTeamHead coachOverall recordConf. recordPPGPAG1 (tie)MichiganFielding H. Yost11–04–050.00.01 (tie)WisconsinPhilip King9–02–035.20.63MinnesotaHenry L. Williams9-1-13-116.61.64IllinoisJusta Lindgren8–24–224.33.95NorthwesternCharles Hollister8–2–13–214.67.06IndianaJames H. Horne6–31–223.89.77PurdueD. M. Balliet4–4–10–3–115.37.38ChicagoAmos A. Stagg8–6–20–4–110.98.29IowaAlden Knipe6–30–39.412.8 Key PPG = Average of points scored per game PAG = Average of points allowed per game1901 Western Conference Year Summary Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football December 26, 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/western/1901.html Regular season During the 1901 season, Western Conference teams played 18 games against each other, as follows: October 12 Chicago and Purdue played to a 5–5 in ChicagoMaroons Are Tied By Purdue's Eleven The Inter Ocean October 13, 1901 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29559718/maroons_are_tied_by_purdues_eleven/ Michigan defeated Indiana, 33–0Michigan Made Grand Showing: Defeated the Heavy Indiana Eleven 33 to 0 Detroit Free Press October 13, 1901 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6611884/michigan_made_grand_showing_defeated/ Newspapers.com October 19 Illinois defeated Chicago, 24–0Illini Smother Heavy Maroons The Sunday Inter Ocean October 20, 1901 21–22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29537240/illini_smother_heavy_maroons/ Newspapers.com Michigan defeated Northwestern, 29–0Michigan Rubbed It In: Made Dr. Hollister's Star Eleven Look Cheap Detroit Free Press October 20, 1901 1, 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6616293/michigan_rubbed_it_in_made_dr/ Newspapers.com October 26 Indiana defeated Purdue, 11–6Game To Indiana: Purdue Beaten by Narrow Margin on Umpire's Decision The Indianapolis Journal October 27, 1901 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29556068/game_to_indiana_purdue_beaten_by/ Newspapers.com Minnesota defeated Iowa, 16–0Victory for Minnesota; Grim Defeat for Iowa The Sunday Tribune (Minneapolis) October 27, 1901 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29530485/victory_for_minnesota_grim_defeat_for/ Newspapers.com Northwestern defeated Illinois, 17–11Tandem Beats Illinois: Northwestern Upsets Football Calculations The Chicago Tribune October 27, 1901 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29537047/tandem_beats_illinois_northwestern/ Newspapers.com November 2 Illinois defeated Indiana, 18–0Lost To Illinois: Indiana No Longer Champion of the Two States The Indianapolis Journal November 3, 1901 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29536906/lost_to_illinois_indiana_no_longer/ Newspapers.com November 9 Illinois defeated Iowa, 27–0Iowa Easily Defeated The Des Moines Register November 10, 1901 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29536672/iowa_easily_defeated/ Newspapers.com Northwestern defeated Chicago,Chicago Loses To Purple Team: Northwestern Scores 6 Points to the Maroons' 5 in Game at Marshall Field The Chicago Tribune November 10, 1901 17–18 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29553214/chicago_loses_to_purple_team/ Newspapers.com November 16 Illinois defeated Purdue, 28–6Lost By Purdue: Hard and Fast Game with the University of Illinois The Indianapolis Journal November 17, 1901 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29536525/lost_by_purdue_hard_and_fast_game_with/ Newspapers.com Michigan defeated Chicago, 22–0Michigan Stops Stagg's Tricks: Defeated Chicago by 22-0 Score Detroit Free Press November 17, 1901 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6628689/michigan_stops_staggs_tricks_defeated/ Wisconsin defeated Minnesota, 18–0The Gophers Meet Worthy Foemen The Sunday Tribune (Minneapolis) November 17, 1901 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29529263/the_gophers_meet_worthy_foemen/ Newspapers.com November 23 Minnesota defeated Northwestern, 16–0Gophers Beat Purple The Chicago Tribune November 24, 1901 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29530443/gophers_beat_purple/ Newspapers.com November 28 (Thanksgiving) Michigan defeated Iowa, 50–0Hurrah For Michigan, Champion Football Team of the West! U of M's Goal Undefiled; Wolverines Scored Almost at Will Against the Hawkeyes, 50 to 0 Detroit Free Press November 29, 1901 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6623497/hurrah_for_michigan_champion_football/ Newspapers.com Minnesota defeated Illinois, 16–0Giant Gophers Defeat Illinois: Minnesota Wins Champaign Football Game The Inter Ocean November 29, 1901 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29530346/giant_gophers_defeat_illinois/ Newspapers.com Northwestern defeated Purdue, 10–5A Defeat With Honor: Purdue Scores Against Northwestern, but Is Unable to Win The Indianapolis Journal November 29, 1901 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29553102/a_defeat_with_honor_purdue_scores/ Newspapers.com Wisconsin defeated Chicago, 35–0Wisconsin Wins By Great Runs The Chicago Tribune November 29, 1901 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29529346/wisconsin_wins_by_great_runs/ Newspapers.com Bowl games 1902 Rose Bowl Michigan defeated Stanford, 49–0, in the 1902 Rose Bowl. Awards and honors All-Western players the complete All-Western selections 1901 All-Western college football team The following Western Conference players were selected as first-team players on the 1901 All-Western college football team by at least two of the following selectors: Chicago American (CA), Chicago Daily News (CDN), Chicago Record-Herald (CRH), Chicago Tribune (CT), and Walter Camp (WC): William Juneau, end, Wisconsin (CA, CDN, CRH, CT, WC) Neil Snow, end/fullback, Michigan (CA, CDN, CRH, WC) Bruce Shorts, tackle, Michigan (CA, CRH, CT, WC) Arthur Hale Curtis, tackle, Wisconsin (CA, CDN, CRH, CT) John G. Flynn, guard, Minnesota (CA, CRH, WC) Jake Stahl, guard, Illinois (CA, CDN, CRH, CT) Fred Lowenthal, center, Illinois (CA, CT, WC) Leroy Albert Page, Jr., center, Minnesota (CDN, CRH) Boss Weeks, quarterback, Michigan (CA, CDN, CRH, WC) Willie Heston, halfback, Michigan (CA, CRH, WC) Al Larson, halfback, Wisconsin (CA, CDN, CRH, CT, WC) Everett Sweeley, fullback/halfback, Michigan (CDN, CT) G. O. Dietz, fullback/guard, Northwestern (CDN, WC) Earl Driver, fullback, Wisconsin (CA, CRH) All-Americans the complete All-America selections 1901 College Football All-America Team Only one Western Conference player was selected as a first-team player on the 1901 College Football All-America Team: Neil Snow, end, Michigan, selected by Caspar Whitneypublished in Outing magazineCaspar Whitney The Sportsman's View-Point Outing 1902 http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/Outing/Volume_39/outXXXIX04/outXXXIX04v.pdf 2016-12-27 2012-07-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20120723104935/http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/Outing/Volume_39/outXXXIX04/outXXXIX04v.pdf dead References